Very sad story.
I suppose the question I want to ask is:-
What caused them to obsessively smoke/take anything to excess?
People like to blame drugs but it is the person who takes them.
Alcohol is physically and psychologically addictive and can cause mental health problems, this does not mean that everyone with access to an off-licence will become an alcoholic.
Being in prison won't help (unless macho brutality is what you need).
( FeralCatMan Unusual disease collector., Sat 20 Dec 2008, 19:10, Reply)